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Hispine (Tortoise) Beetle, male

Craspedonta leayana

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Description:

Hispine Beetle (Craspedonta leayana, Cassidinae (formerly Hispinae), Chrysomelidae), male

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Baron Bodissey
Baron Bodissey 11 years ago
Leaf beetle
Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae
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MichaelGeiser
MichaelGeiser 10 years ago
tortoise beetle
Craspedonta sp.


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7 Comments

Sinobug
Sinobug 11 years ago

@Baron Bodissey
Thanks for the ID suggestion. The ID status of this spotting is a Hispine Beetle (Cassidinae (formerly Hispinae), Chrysomelidae).

injica
injica 11 years ago

Cute little beetle! :)

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Nice macro. Beautiful insect

Sinobug
Sinobug 11 years ago

@AdamBT
This is about 10mm

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Nice spotting!

AdamBT
AdamBT 11 years ago

Interesting looking beetle - approx. how long was it?

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Sinobug
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Sinobug

普洱市, 云南, Paracel Islands

Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 20, 2013

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